Overview
How to update your Chosen Name via the Student Forms and how to update your preferred pronouns in myPortal.
How to:
How to update personal identity section in the student profile.
1. Search "My Profile" in the myPortal Search bar. Select the first option, "Phone Number and/or Address Updates (My Profile)".
2. Click the Edit Personal Identity button
3. Enter Preferred Pronouns, and Gender Identity if you would like to have this information on file
a. You can also update your phone number or email address on this page if you need to.
4. Click Save
5. To update your chosen first name, complete the Chosen Name Form.
5. The updated Chosen First Name will be immediately displayed in Colleague and Self-Service. D2L will be updated within a few hours. Faculty and Staff updates in Outlook and Skype for Business will be reflected within a few days (due to software caching). The update frequency for other systems will vary. CougarMail display names are not currently being updated by this process.
Here’s a summary of the systems that are currently setup to accommodate a Chosen Name (by update frequency). Additional system integrations will be updated over the next several months. Requests for system updates can be directed at the ERP/SIS team.
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Immediately
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Within a Few Hours
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Within a Few Days
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- Colleague
- Self-Service (e.g. Class Rosters)
- WebFocus – Real Time Reports
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- Salesforce/TargetX
- Mongoose SMS
- D2L
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- Outlook and Skype of Business display name
- Various other systems: < >CircleInMedicatWho’s NextWebFocus – Snap Shot Reports
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